Legazpi Sunday Market
Corners of Rufino (formerly Herrera) and Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati
Hours: 7:30 a.m. till 2 p.m.
Sunday's answer to Saturday when it comes to Makati markets has never looked so good. The four-year-old Legazpi Market now has over 100 vendors and is still growing. With Mara Pardo de Tavera's pioneering organic market occupying a major part of the space, the market has expanded to offer more than just food (there are also art pieces, handicrafts, toys, toiletries, books, clothing, plants–and a Sunday mass at 9 a.m.). Ten spots and sellers caught Spot.ph's renewed interest:
EDGY VEGGY
Artist and yogi Denise Celdran put up Edgy Veggy with a lofty ideal in mind: "We want to encourage non-vegetarians to eat healthy at least one or two meals a week to give their stomach and alimentary system a rest." She keeps her prices affordable to encourage people to "replace expensive animal protein in their diet with high quality plant protein options (from tofu, beans, and nuts)," she explains, as "most people who are trying out vegetarianism tend to eat too much carbohydrates and sweets."
Her bestseller is the Japanese tofu steak (P200), two grilled bricks of tofu (marinated in miso) with seaweed in between and topped with crumbles of tofu and sesame seeds and glazed with a ginger terriyaki sauce. The tofu steaks also come in Italian (vegan pesto and sundried tomato) and Chinese (black bean and garlic chili, chopped leeks) flavors. Her Salad Bar Sampler (P120 per serving of all four salads) is also a hit, with couscous, pasta, potato or falafel varieities.
Other must-trys: Vegetarian lasagna (P170) made from chopped carrots, eggplant and mushrooms layered with mock ground beef (marinated tofu crumbles), tofu cream and vegetarian marinara sauce (crushed tomato and pesto); the Vegan lasagna (P150), which uses a tofu cream with nutritional yeast in lieu of cheese, and the Tofu Adobo in brown rice (P150). After an Edgy Veggy meal, Denise promises your Sunday will be "light and energetic instead of heavy and sleepy."
- Contact: 0917-8202081, 0907-1705913
- Email: deniseceldran@yahoo.com
